Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(11) Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, Cuba
 
Francisco "Francis" Alvarez Cutiño
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: San Luis
Height: 185 cm (6'0")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$247,775.00
Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes
Cuba
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 28, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Jiguany
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$190,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB721212841515144411 US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$6,000.00
Overall732212841515144411 US$333,200.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Juan Rossell - 17th Francisco Alvarez - 17th
1998 Did not play Ihosvany Chambers - 41st
2000 Juan Rossell - 13th Francisco Alvarez - 13th
2002 Juan Rossell - 2nd Francisco Alvarez - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 11 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 12 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 11 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 7 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q1 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 6 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 12 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 6, Q3 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 7 2nd 360 US$20,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool F Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (27) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool F Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (22, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Fri, 7/18/2003 Pool F Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (6) Won 21-12, 19-21, 27-25 1:10
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 1 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (12) Lost 26-24, 15-21, 12-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 28-15 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-16, 27-25 0:51
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baracetti/Conde 3 24-22, 25-23 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Marques/Neto 6 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Metzger/Wong 6 21-12, 19-21, 27-25 1:10
Series tied with # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Berger/Doppler 5 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:53
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Berger/Doppler 18 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Alvarez/Rossell 11 24-26, 21-15, 15-12 1:01
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Schacht/Slack 39 27-25, 21-19 0:52
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Schacht/Slack 21 18-21, 21-14, 26-24 1:04
Lead the series against # 18 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Series tied with # 19 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 Alvarez/Rossell Q15 19-21, 27-25, 16-14 1:03
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Rogers/Scott 11, Q2 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Baxter/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baxter/Henkel 26 13-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # 22, Q6 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:35
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Holden/Leinemann 10 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 27 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Bosma/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 12 Bosma/Mesa 28, Q10 21-15, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against Hager/Kroger, Germany 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 21-9, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-19, 21-14 0:46
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-14, 37-35 0:54
Lead the series against # Q5 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 By Forfeit 0:10
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:53
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 36 21-18, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # Q14 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Gscheidle/Vesti 22, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # Q16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 Alvarez/Rossell Q1 23-21, 19-21, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # Q19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q16 20-22, 23-21, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # Q23 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 27 21-15, 21-8 0:38
Lead the series against # Q24 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Gavrilov/Todorov Q33 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q27 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q17 21-14, 21-17 0:37